pedal point

pedal point
noun
a sustained bass note
• Syn: ↑pedal
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pedal (for: ↑pedal)
• Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone

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noun
1. : a single tone usually the tonic or dominant that is normally sustained in the bass and sounds against changing harmonies in the other parts — called also organ point; compare drone bass
2. : the phrase or passage in which a pedal point occurs

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Music.
1. a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it.
2. a passage containing it. Also called organ point, pedal note.
[1875-80]

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pedal point noun
An organ point, a tone or tones (usu tonic and dominant) sustained normally in the bass, while other parts move independently
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Main Entry: ↑pedal

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pedal point,
Music.
1. a tone (usually either tonic or dominant) sustained in one part (usually the bass) through various harmonies, often independent, in the other parts.
2. the part of a piece containing this.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pedal point — noun Date: 1852 a single tone usually the tonic or dominant that is normally sustained in the bass and sounds against changing harmonies in the other parts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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